G-7 governors’ defection long overdue – Presidential Aide

The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Ahmed Gulak, on Tuesday declared that the defection by some aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a welcome development.

Speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Gulak said their movement is not a threat to the PDP and the Presidency ahead of the 2015 general elections.

He said the pronouncement by the aggrieved governors would now spur influx of new members to the PDP from other parties.

Reacting to the defection, he said: “Well, I know that five of them said that they will join the APC. But two later issued statements that they are not part of the arrangement – that is the Governor of Niger and Jigawa States. This is the fact on ground.”